​In celebration of Women's Month, Stellenbosch University is shining a spotlight on the exceptional women of our institution. As we celebrate the remarkable achievements of female academics with this series of profiles, we also illuminate...

​Dr Lungiswa Nkonki, a lecturer in the Division of Health Systems and Public Health, is among a selected group of Stellenbosch University (SU) staff members who are participating in the Future Professors Programme (FPP), an initiative of...

With a research background in child and adolescent mental health and development, Prof Sarah Skeen, associate professor and co-director of the Institute for Life Course Health Research at the Department of Global Health, has been at the...

​​​Stellenbosch University (SU) is to benefit from part of an £11 million (approximately R215 million) grant from the LEGO Foundation for international research aimed at developing free parenting support throughout the world which could be...

​The International Day of the Midwife was celebrated on Sunday 5 May. The theme for 2024 was “Midwives: A Vital Climate Solution". In an opinion piece for the Cape Times, Prof Doreen Kaura from the Department of Nursing and Midwifery writes...

The first week of September marks Kidney Awareness Week in South Africa and it highlights the need to have one's kidney functions checked early before chronic kidney disease sets in. Kidney disease can kill. Ten thousand South African, men...

​​​​With the end of the academic year in sight, the Research and Innovation Awards presented on 31 October provided an opportune way to celebrate the achievements of the crème de la crème at Stellenbosch University (SU). ​​Held at the...

​​​With the use of advanced microscopy techniques, researchers were able to show how a natural polyamine, spermidine, could enhance treatment strategies against neurodegeneration associated with Alzheimer’s disease. During her PhD, Dr...

​Approximately 50% of all pregnancies in South Africa are unplanned. According to the Guttmacher Institute, an American research and policy organisation committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights, 81% of unintended...

​Stellenbosch University (SU) gave recognition to a cohort of staff members whose careers attest to sustained excellence in research, innovation, learning and teaching, social impact and professional services. These staff members were...